Roasted Chicken With Vegetables

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 (3 -3 1/2 lb) fresh whole chickens
• 3 tablespoons light olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 6 -8 small red potatoes, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 4 celery ribs, cut into 1-inch diagonal slices
• 3 medium carrots, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
• 1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees f; coat 9-inch baking dish wit nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 rinse and dry chicken; place breast side up in dish.
• 3 whisk olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and basil in small bowl.
• 4 brush chicken with half the mixture.
• 5 roast 30 minutes.
• 6 coat 13x9 inch baking dish with no-stick cooking spray.
• 7 add vegetables, brush with remaining olive oil mixture and cover with foil.
• 8 remove chicken from oven; raise temperature to 450 degrees f.
• 9 baste chicken with remaining juices in baking dish.
• 10 roast both chicken and vegetables for 20 minutes.
• 11 remove foil from vegetables and roast with chicken for additional 10 minutes or unitl both are tender.
• 12 allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.